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And in November 2023, the Houthis, a Yemeni rebel group, launched an ongoing campaign of attacks on more than 100 merchant ships in the Red Sea, disrupting global trade and resulting in delays and cost increases for container shipping from Asia to Europe and North America.
—Mona Yacoubian, Foreign Affairs, 3 Oct. 2024
These were the fruit trees being transported during the merchant ship’s fateful journey.
—Richard Schiffman, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2024
The wreckage of a 244-foot merchant ship that sank in 1940 has been found in Lake Superior.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2024
Some troops traveled by passenger ship, in relative comfort, but most sailed on merchant ships that the Soviets had assigned to the operation.
—Sergey Radchenko, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of merchant ship was
in the 15th century
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“Merchant ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/merchant%20ship. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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